Lynne Featherstone

Straight into long TV interview with a digital TV station for black and ethnic issues. They are interviewing me as Vice-Chair of the Stop and Search Scrutiny.

It is quite funny in that they are obviously operating on a shoestring and the camera man has to hold a hand-written intro next to the camera for the presenter to read – no money for autocue.

That doesn’t take away from the content. I thought it was fantastic to have a forty minute session with questions and answers that allowed some depth on the issue. It drives me potty to have to speak in continual soundbites for some news programs. This was a real opportunity to present the whole gamut and complex nature of Stop and Search and the issues the Met and the Communities face in its usage. I’ve described the scrutiny itself before in my blog – so won’t repeat it here – you can get it on the MPA website if you are interested.